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Chapter 12 - Human Remains

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the proper name for growth plates?

a)

Sutures

b)

Epiphyses

c)

Xyphoid

d)

Osteons

2.

These joints in the skull are immovable and can be used to indicate age.

a)

Epiphyses

b)

Sutures

c)

Osteons

d)

Xyphoid

3.

This term describes people of European, Middle Eastern, and Indian descent.

a)

Negroid

b)

Mongoloid

c)

Caucasoid

4.

This term describes people of African, Aborigine, or Melanesian descent.

a)

Negroid

b)

Mongoloid

c)

Caucasoid

5.

This term describes people of Asian, Native American, and Polynesian descent.

a)

Negroid

b)

Mongoloid

c)

Caucasoid

6.

This event after death presents with stiff muscles.

a)

Algor Mortis

b)

Rigor Mortis

c)

Livor Mortis

7.

This event after death presents with large bruising on the side the body is lying down.

a)

Algor Mortis

b)

Rigor Mortis

c)

Livor Mortis

8.

This event after death presents with the cooling of the body's temperature.

a)

Algor Mortis

b)

Rigor Mortis

c)

Livor Mortis

9.

How many bones in the adult human body?

a)

12

b)

320

c)

206

d)

a million

10.

In order to assist with birthing a child, _______ often have wider pelvic bones than their counterparts.

a)

females

b)

males

11.

This professional is trained in human remains and can provide insight when a skeleton or badly decomposed remains are found.

a)

Odontologist

b)

Forensic Orthodontist

c)

Cardiologist

d)

Forensic Anthropologist

12.

In algor mortis, this equation can be used to assist investigators determine time of death.

a)

Pythagorean

b)

Algorithic

c)

Glaister

d)

Alabaster